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Young People Meditate to Deal with Facebook Stress
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Patrick Groneman
A recent Boston Globe article points to a trend of young adults turning to Meditation as a means of dealing with the speed up of life that comes from becoming an adult in the age of the internet: “At a time when homework or job pressures and the likes of Facebook and Twitter compete for…
Update: President Obama’s School Speech vs. Reagan’s ’88 School Speech
By
Ethan Nichtern
Via Daily Kos, a parent in Ohio sent this note to school with their daughter regarding Obama’s school speech. I wish my mom would’ve written permission slips like this for me: “Despite the warnings of right-wing radio hosts, and fullycognizant that my daughter risks learning a lesson in civics, I,nonetheless, grant her permission to watch…
Dances With Skunks: My Summer Dathun
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Stillman Brown
Folks who’ve been to Karme Choling, Shambhala’s retreat center in the Green Mountains, agree that it’s a pretty special place. After all the striving and frustration and noise of daily life, it’s extraordinary to find yourself in a spacious, verdant place where every detail reinforces a quiet, structured environment in which you can get to…
Happy Labor Day: Buddhist Quote on Relaxation
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Ethan Nichtern
Take it easy today, ladies and gentlemen, before the fall madness gets into full swing, before Obama’s Speech Wednesday on Health Care Reform, before we all die sooner than we think. Relax. That’s really the point (or one point) of meditation anyway – to learn how to labor day by day more consistently, and relax…
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